Forth Valley Royal Hospital – mental health safe delivery of care inspection report: January 2026
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Document Type
Inspection reports
Mental health units
Summary
We carried out an unannounced inspection to the Mental Health Unit in Forth Valley Royal Hospital, NHS Forth Valley on Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 of August 2025 using our safe delivery of care inspection methodology. We inspected the following areas:
- ward 1
- ward 2
- ward 3
- ward 4
- ward 5
During our inspection, we:
- inspected the ward and hospital environment
- observed staff practice and interactions with patients, such as during patient mealtimes
- spoke with patients, visitors and ward staff, and
- accessed patients’ health records, monitoring reports, policies and procedures.
Our findings
This inspection resulted in eight areas of good practice, one recommendation and 19 requirements.